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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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